Trunk-fixture.



No. 645,!70. Patented Mar. l3, I900.

n. GOLDSMITH.

TRUNK nxrunt.

(Application filed Aug. 17, 1899.)

(No Mpdel.)

WITNESSESf INVENTOR %b urb Hut/(114 4 Jamil Goiaw/zzz'tia. W I

' ATTORNEY To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

DAVID GOLDSMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRUNK-FIXTU RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,170, dated March13, 1900.

Application filed August 1 7 1 89 9 Be it known that 1, DAVIDGoLDs1v1rrH,-a citizen of the United States, residing at New York,county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Trunk-Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

My invention relates to trunks, and particularly to the improvement ofthe tray portion thereof.

The main object is to provide a simple, inexpensive, efiective, anddurable fixture whereby the strength of the trunk-tray and itspartitions is materially increased.

In the drawing the figure is a perspective view of one side or end, asthe case may be, of atrunk-tray, showing a portion of a partition andprovided with my improved fixture.

A is the side of a trunk-tray.

B is a partition.

O is a face-plate.

D is a T-shaped top plate.

E E are ears depending from the stem of the T-shaped top plate.

FF are cars depending from the upper portion of the T-shaped top plate.

The ears E E stand at planes substantially at right angles to the planeof the face-plate O.

The ears F F are arranged parallel to the face-plate O, and the anglesformed by the top plate, the face-plate, and the depending ears aresubstantially right angles, so that the Serial No. 727,481. (No model.)

fixture will snugly embrace the edge of the tray, as Well as thepartition, and securely hold said parts in position. Suitable rivets,nails,

. or the like may be employed to fasten the faceplate and the ears in asecure manner. The ears E E straddle the partition 13. When the partsare assembled, this engagement of the tray by the ears F F will preventthe side be ing spread inwardly, while the plate 0 will prevent the sidefrom being spread outwardly, and the partition 13 cannot be sprung ineither direction by reason of the engagement of the fixture.

What I claim is-- In a trunk, a tray and a partition therefor, a fixturefor said partition comprising a T- shaped top plate, ears depending atright angles from one arm thereof and straddling said partition,supplemental ears depending at right angles from the other arms of thesaid T-shaped top plate and bearing against the inner side of the tray,a face-plate depending at right angles from the outer edge of said ofthe tray, said face-plate and supplemental ears being located in planesparallel with respect to each other and at right angles with respect tothe plane of the first-mentioned ears.

DAVID GOLDSMITH. Witnesses:

R. C. MITCHELL, JOHN OOTTER PELTON.

top plate and bearing against the outer side

